Improvement in lounges and bath-tubs combined



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CONRAD WENDEL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN LOUNGES A ND BATH-TUBS COMBINED. I

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 138,457, dated April 29, 1873; application filed March 28, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CONRAD WENDEL, of

the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improved Lounge and Bath-Tub Combined; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification, in which drawing Figure 1 represents a longitudinal vertical section of my invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the same.

. Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

This invention consists in arranging, under the seat of a lounge, sofa, bench, settee, or other article of a similar nature, suitable supports for a bath-tub, said seat being made removable in such a manner that when the seat is in its place it forms a cover for the bath-tub, and prevents dust and other impurities from collecting therein, and when the seat is removed easy and convenient access can be had to the bath-tub. The bath-tub is provided with aflange that rests upon cleats secured to the frame of the lounge or other article of a similar nature, and said tub is furthersupported by straps, which are fastened to the frame and embrace the body of the tub at suitable distances apart.

In the drawing, the letter A designates the frame of a lounge, sofa, bench, settee, or other article of a similar nature, on which rests the seat B. This seat is connected to the frame by means of hinge-joints a, so that it can be turned out, as shown in Fig. 2, or it may be so arranged that it can be lifted 011 and set on one side. Beneath the seat said frame is provided with cleats b, which form the supports for a bath-tub, 0, said tub being provided with a flange, c, that rests upon the cleats, as shown, so that when the seat is in its place it forms a cover for the bath-tub, and prevents dust and other impurities from falling down in the same. Said bath-tub is further supported by straps cl, which embrace its body at suitable distances apart, and which are secured to the frame A, so that the bottom of the tub is sufficiently strengthened to support the person using the bath.

When the seat is in position the bath-tub is entirely concealed, and the lounge or other article canbe used like an ordinary article of the same nature, but if the seat is turned out or taken off easy access can be had to the bath-tub.

The principal object of this arrangement is to save room, and to enable persons crowded for room to enjoy a bath whenever they may desire.

It is obvious that the bath-tub might be connected to the frame A in different ways; and I do not wish to confine myself to the precise means shown in the drawing.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

'l he combination of a bath-tub with the frame and seat of a lounge, settee, or other article of a similar nature, the bath-tub adapted to be suspended, substantially in the manner herein shown and described.

CONRAD WENDEL.

Witnesses:

W. HAUFF, E. F. KAsTENHUBER. 

